diminish的第三人称单数是什么

1. 【建】（使）成尖顶
2. 减弱，减低，消减，消弱，减轻，（使）减小，（使）变小，变少
3. 【音】减半音
4. 贬，（被）贬低，贬损，贬抑
5. 下降，降低
6. 递减
7. 微弱
8. 缩短，缩小，缩减
9. 失势，削弱…的权势， 减弱…的权势
10. 降低…的声誉
11. 逐渐变细

1. decrease in size, extent, or range;

   "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
   "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
   "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
   "his voice fell to a whisper"
   

2. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of;

   "don't belittle your colleagues"
   

1.（使）减小;（使）减弱;（使）降低
When somethingdiminishes, or when somethingdiminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.

e.g. The threat of nuclear war has diminished...
核战争的威胁已经减小了。
e.g. Federalism is intended todiminish the power of the central state...
联邦制旨在削弱中央政府的权力。

2.贬低;轻视
If youdiminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.

e.g. He never put her down or diminished her...
他从未奚落或贬低过她。
e.g. He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and feltdiminished by it.
他再也无法承受，他依赖我，却因此觉得是受了轻贱。

• diminish the costing减少开支
• diminish the food减少食物

• diminish continuously继续减少
• diminish gradually逐渐减少
• diminish greatly大量地减少
• diminish materially物质上减少
• diminish progressively不断减少
• diminish sensibly真正地减少
• diminish seriously严重地减少
• diminish steadily稳步地减少

• diminish by减少
• diminish in缩小,减少

• Nor were our follies diminished by these warnings.

  出自：L. Durrell

1. diminish的基本意思是“减少”“缩小”,指某事物对照原本基础上数量或质量少了很多; 常引申表示“减弱…的权势”。
2. diminish可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,作及物动词时,其后多接名词或代词作宾语。